Clément Debieuvre

Clément Debieuvre (born in 1992) is a tenor/countertenor who graduated from the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, mastering the art of singing during workshops led by Benjamin Perrot, Hélène Dufour and John Skippen, as well as master classes conducted by Maarten Koningsberger, Yves Sotin, Christine Schweitzer and Gilles Ragon.

He also works with Chantal Santon (soprano) and Sophie Hervé (soprano). Under the baton of Olivier Schneebeli, he interprets works by Charpentier, Bouteiller, Bouzignac and Delalande at Chapelle Royale, in Noirlac, Clermont Cathedral and many others. He also participated in the performance of Salieri’s Danaides under the baton of Christophe Rousset (Versailles Opera, Theater an der Wien, Arsenal de Metz) and Campra’s Tancrède, directed by Vincent Tavernier and led by Olivier Schneebeli (in Avignon and Versailles). The artist works on a regular basis with Hervé Niquet’s Concert Spirituel, and this collaboration resulted in the performances of: Rameau’s Castor and Pollux directed by Christian Schiaretti at Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Boismortier’s Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse directed by Gilles and Corinne Benizio (alias Shirley and Dino) at operas in Versailles, Montpellier and Guanajuato in Mexico; Bouteiller’s Requiem in Warsaw and Rocamadour, Lully’s Persée at Arsenal de Metz, Théâtre des Champs Elysées and Versailles Opera, as well as Benevolo – a programme for 12 male voices. The artist also works with William Christie’s Les Arts Florissants in Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen and Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes.

In 2016 he became a laureate of Royaumont Foundation in the French Baroque Opera competition, conducted by Christophe Rousset, Stéphane Fuget and Rita Dams. In October and November 2016, he played Arnalta in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea under the baton of Jean-Christophe Spinosi in Vannes and Brest. In January and February 2017, he played Lycaste and the Second Greek in Lully’s and Molière’s Les Amants magnifiques with Hervé Niquet’s Concert Spirituel at operas in Massy, Reims, Avignon, Rennes and Le Touquet. He was also chosen to take part in the 22nd Académie d'Ambronay with Paul Agnew. The tour is slated to take place in July 2017 in Italy, Portugal, Spain, France, Slovenia and Switzerland.